Mass Spectrometry

ICP-MS confirms presence of metal particles in legal and illegal cannabis liquid vapes – raising alarm bells for more rigorous testing protocols

March’s top mass spec news: studying Candida auris, identifying proteins vital for mosquito reproduction, and a UK wastewater-based epidemiology study

Is the demand for analytical scientists with extensive training in advanced MS techniques exceeding the supply of such individuals? Rick Yost replies!

Enjoy a selection of our best GC-MS content in one convenient place

Alexander Makarov reflects on the development of the Orbitrap technology, gaps in the mass spec toolkit, and the emergence of rival technologies

Parading some of our favorite print covers over the past 10 years

Ron Heeren discusses mass spec innovation over the past decade and the broad availability of high-performance tools

February’s top mass spectrometry news: personal health monitors, detecting cancer from fingertip smears, and why men are at higher risk from COVID-19.

Sitting Down With… Alexander Makarov, Director Global Research LSMS, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bremen, Germany

Sweedler talks shifting authorship geographies, the growth of data science, and developments in single-cell analysis over the past decade